Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Trade Programs

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo?

Contact details for Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Carretera 662 Km 2.3, Arecibo, PR 00614-4045
Phone:	787-881-1212
Website:	www.pucpr.edu

Can I Afford Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo paid $215 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,160	$5,160
Fees	$658	$658
Books and Supplies	$1,891	$1,891

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $2,983 a year. That adds up to $11,932 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 361 undergraduate students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo, with 290 being full-time and 71 being part-time.

There are also 376 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 290 full-time undergraduates at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	289
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Online Learning at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

In 2020-2021, 737 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo was -8.8%. This is the #1,750 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.